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Armed robbery at Shoeburyness jewellers
Detectives are hunting for two men following an armed robbery this morning at a Shoeburyness jewellers. Two balaclava-clad men walked into Andrews Jewellers on West Road shortly after 9:30am and...
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16,000 in South East turning to food banks to survive
More than 16,000 people in the South East have been forced to turn to food banks over the past six months, new figures reveal. Data from the Trussell Trust, the country's largest organiser of food...
View ArticleWitherspoon: 'don't panic'
AFTER three consecutive defeats with three sendings off and his side sitting fourth from bottom in the league Brentwood Town manager Steve Witherspoon has declared: "There's no panic just a temporary...
View ArticleMiller scores two hole in ones at odd of 67m/1
TO score a hole in one in a game of golf is special – to do it twice in one round of 18 holes is very special.But that's what 59 year-old Peter Miller did at Thorndon Park Golf Club and experts at the...
View ArticleCity centre stores are ready to tempt you to part with your money
IT DOESN'T take long to become immersed in the sparkly season of Christmas when taking a stroll around Chelmsford city centre.From one shop to the next, Christmas is the glowing highlight; with...
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Ongar Road crossing is vital, say parents
CAMPAIGNERS are demanding an end to the wait for a new crossing over one of the busiest roads in Brentwood.Every day scores of young children and their parents can be seen making a dash through...
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Brentwood 10k race returns 3 months after it was rained off
WHAT a difference a season makes – at least for the organisers of an annual 10k race which was postponed after heavy rain in the summer.Numbers were down from previous years with just 186 taking part...
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Is Brentwood on the verge of a red revolution?
LABOUR Party membership in Brentwood and Ongar has rocketed by 41 per cent since the last General Election.The constituency party now has 263 members – up from 187 when the country last went to the...
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Wendy's a ninja nan and not to be trifled with
TRAINED to use deadly weapons, petite Wendy Seager is not your typical granny.The five-foot-one martial arts expert is a fiery international Ju-Jitsu champion who has just added another medal to her...
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Ingatestone road closed as Army makes grenade safe
TERROR turned into intrigue after the bomb squad was called in to remove an unexploded hand grenade from an Ingatestone neighbourhood.For almost two hours on Saturday morning, Essex Police cordoned off...
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Basildon council leader reveals Dale Farm death threat
BOROUGH council leader Tony Ball was bombarded with hate mail and received a death threat during the operation to clear Europe's largest illegal traveller site at Dale Farm one year ago.Cllr Ball, who...
View ArticlePrincess Anne set to visit Brentwood
BRENTWOOD is to host its latest royal visit next month when the Queen's daughter comes to town.Princess Anne will be paying a visit to the Save the Children shop, in The Baytree Centre, off High...
View ArticleCriminals are to be used to tidy town
CRIMINALS will be given the chance to make amends for their misdeeds by clearing leaves and painting park benches and fences in Brentwood.Louise McKinlay, the leader of Brentwood Borough Council, has...
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Royal Anglian heroes coming home to march through Romford
UNION flags will be out in force when one of the British Army's most battle-hardened battalions parades through Romford.The town centre will host a march past of the 1st Battalion, The Royal Anglian...
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Lord Hanningfield portrait is taken down after tricky questions at Essex...
THE portrait of shamed former county council leader Lord Hanningfield was removed to stop employees facing awkward questions, the current chairman has revealed.Kay Twitchen said the oil painting was...
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Billericay Town axe keeper Brightly after red card
DALE Brightly has been axed as Billericay Town's goalkeeper.The stopper was sent off in the FA Cup replay against Cambridge City before he allegedly aimed a head butt at an opponent as he stormed off...
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Do Brentwood Borough Council planners know what they are really doing?
BOROUGH council planning officers have been criticised for a series of errors, and will be given extra training.Poor record-keeping and failure to provide the right information are just two of the...
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Rev John Suddards murder accused "wanted to kill Archbishop of Canterbury"
THE man accused of murdering former Witham vicar John Suddards wanted to kill the Archbishop of Canterbury, a court has heard.Stephen Farrow had also planned to crucify Rev John Suddards when he broke...
View ArticleBRENTWOOD man guilty of drugs and firearms offences
A MAN from Brentwood is due to be sentenced after pleaded guilty to conspiring to supply Class A drugs and being in possession of a AK47 assualt rifle.Peter Jacovou, a 31-year-old construction worker...
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Inquest to open into Harlow family fire deaths
An inquest is due to open this afternoon into the deaths of a mother and four of her children in a Harlow house fire, believed to be arson. The inquest follows a post-mortem examination into the deaths...
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